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Hi there folks!!
This phone dropped on my hands today from a friend of mine you is a excluded in this matters of customizing droid's...
So what I need to know it's the stuff that i should use to root it, like recovery and such, and the best overall rom to put in the phone. IF there is kitkat stable even better... If not Jelly Bean it is.
I'm not an expert, but i workaround pretty well, but i dropped on this forum today, and with so much stuff i don't know where need to look, and don't have the time to read it all.
So please, have some kind of goodness on me.
snake_boss said:
Hi there folks!!
This phone dropped on my hands today from a friend of mine you is a excluded in this matters of customizing droid's...
So what I need to know it's the stuff that i should use to root it, like recovery and such, and the best overall rom to put in the phone. IF there is kitkat stable even better... If not Jelly Bean it is.
I'm not an expert, but i workaround pretty well, but i dropped on this forum today, and with so much stuff i don't know where need to look, and don't have the time to read it all.
So please, have some kind of goodness on me.
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If none of the current data ia needed, then a nice clean full format to the New bootloader would be a good choice.
Use the AIO tool in the Developers section to format the phone to default new bootloader. you can follow the choices to install recovery, and download your choice of Rom.
The most stable and fully featured out of the newer roms are only the CM 10.1 roms. anything made later have camera and bluetooth issues.
Pengus has his own, Look ma no hands. its an excellent rom. along with his M1 kernel. its the latest you'll get to fully stable.
If you'd like more features, Tonyp made a T-build version 5 currently. use the same kernel from pengus again M1. and give that a go if you like customizing a bit more.
there are later roms. and they are all great, but they are still in development, with many bugs still to really work out.
you can also go Stock and try out the few very well made custom stock roms i believe there are 3 different dev's that have done work on ICS and did an excellent job of it.
Or you can stay on the old boot loader, and stick with GB if you really want to stretch out the battery life, and have every feature working.
the first few pages of the dev section would have everything I've just mentioned. but you could also use the Search for anything your having trouble with.
PM me also if you need more detailed assistance.
necrowakker said:
If none of the current data ia needed, then a nice clean full format to the New bootloader would be a good choice.
Use the AIO tool in the Developers section to format the phone to default new bootloader. you can follow the choices to install recovery, and download your choice of Rom.
The most stable and fully featured out of the newer roms are only the CM 10.1 roms. anything made later have camera and bluetooth issues.
Pengus has his own, Look ma no hands. its an excellent rom. along with his M1 kernel. its the latest you'll get to fully stable.
If you'd like more features, Tonyp made a T-build version 5 currently. use the same kernel from pengus again M1. and give that a go if you like customizing a bit more.
there are later roms. and they are all great, but they are still in development, with many bugs still to really work out.
you can also go Stock and try out the few very well made custom stock roms i believe there are 3 different dev's that have done work on ICS and did an excellent job of it.
Or you can stay on the old boot loader, and stick with GB if you really want to stretch out the battery life, and have every feature working.
the first few pages of the dev section would have everything I've just mentioned. but you could also use the Search for anything your having trouble with.
PM me also if you need more detailed assistance.
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Thanks ... Without knowing I did this by myself... Trying pengus cm10.1
The problem with the phone it's that with stock rom the batterylast about 4/6 hours... And right now it's too test if custom rom's help a bit!
Thanks for the info... If I get in trouble I know who to contact!!!
+kudos
snake_boss said:
Thanks ... Without knowing I did this by myself... Trying pengus cm10.1
The problem with the phone it's that with stock rom the batterylast about 4/6 hours... And right now it's too test if custom rom's help a bit!
Thanks for the info... If I get in trouble I know who to contact!!!
+kudos
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New battery can do miracles. LG stock battery is highly recommended.
Hi,
since the official maintainer "solk2" for the GT-I9506 moved on to CM12 before providing a final build incorporating his latest fixes I decided to make my own builds.
According to my personal experience the battery life has vastly improved. In particular the power consumption while the display is off has decreased substantially. Solk2 has apparently fixed some issues with the kernel so the battery issues are gone. So for everyone not yet willing to transition to CM12 (in my case inter alia due to the currently unstable state and the lack of a stable Xposed framework in Android 5) this might be a good alternative.
I will gladly share my unofficial ROMs, however I would need someone to host the files in order to do that. If anyone would be so kind as to host ROMs please let me know.
If any relevant code changes to CM11 will appear I will most certainly compile a new version.
* IMPORTANT *
Please note that these builds are based on nothing else than the unchanged official code from Cyanogenmod, solk2 and others. So every credit goes to them.
I will not and cannot make any changes to the code. The only thing I can do and will do is build a ROM thereof in case some interesting fixes etc. appear. However, since CM11 is becoming outdated there will most probably not be a lot of changes to come.
Also, it should be understood that I take no responsibilities whatsoever if anything goes wrong when you install the ROM. Like the original ROM this is completely at your own risk!
However, you can expect that any ROM I share has been installed on my own GT-I9506 (with Samsung firmware of 4.4.2 nordic countries) and runs without obvious issues. Your mileage may vary.
Here is the current version, including the CM-11.0 code base up to http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/97688/ :
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/j0jynk3en95j5n1,soag9jcmrcajdhq/shared
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At least some of the issues with solk2's latest official builds were apparently caused by preceding changes to the kernel code. My builds use the latest code base of February 16 incorporating solk2's latest fixes (see https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_ks01lte/commits/cm-11.0).
Unless solk2 will make further changes to the kernel (which I doubt as he has turned his attention to CM-12) the changes in my builds are only related to merged changes in the official Cyanogenmod code for CM-11.0 (see http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/status:merged+branch:+cm-11.0). In other words the kernel will remain the same, even if the build date thereof may change.
Thank You. Perfect rom. in 2015-05-20 mms is working by default I have not find any bugs.
I'm on arter97 CM12.1 and I'd like to try this one. I can imagine a such install procedure:
-flash kk stock firmware (CNJ1 nordic) from odin
-reboot
-flash custom recovery from odin
-reboot
-flash your rom from custom recovery
Is that right?
ilfavi said:
I'm on arter97 CM12.1 and I'd like to try this one. I can imagine a such install procedure:
-flash kk stock firmware (CNJ1 nordic) from odin
-reboot
-flash custom recovery from odin
-reboot
-flash your rom from custom recovery
Is that right?
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You do not need flash any stock. Just flash TWRP, make full wipe and flash this rom + gapps
Why is this rom so ignored? I flashed it a few days ago and I find it's great. Very very fast and absolutely rock solid. No bugs, no fc, no reboots.
ilfavi said:
Why is this rom so ignored? I flashed it a few days ago and I find it's great. Very very fast and absolutely rock solid. No bugs, no fc, no reboots.
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I do not know how many have installed this ROM (anyone having done so please leave a reply here).
I see only a very limited number of reasons to transition to a new version of a ROM or Android in general:
1. If the new version provides functionality that I want or need (and material design isn't one of those); or
2. If the new version fixes a bug or security flaw (there is none that I know of).
At the moment CM-12 does not fulfill any of these criteria, instead I would lose the solidly working Xposed framework for an alpha version thereof.
I'm not intending to advertise this ROM, inter alia because the only thing I did was build it, so the credits should still go to solk2. But if anyone hears that someone has issues with the latest "official" version of CM-11, please direct them here.
HI !
This rom is awsome (smooth fast and stable) but is lacking of functionality...
@NeuDLi do you think I can use this rom for patchrom miui v5 or v6 on ? (as base)
And thanks for your work !
3lambda said:
HI !
This rom is awsome (smooth fast and stable) but is lacking of functionality...
@NeuDLi do you think I can use this rom for patchrom miui v5 or v6 on ? (as base)
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I suppose so... Since it does use the official CM sources, just go ahead and try it.
Thanks for the reply
Do you have some knowledge on building stuff ? (via linux command, problem etc)
What should happen if I update via OTA as it ask me to do?
edit: I realized that the updates suggested are cm12 so can be ignored
I had one strange bug in this rom (maybe reason was in gapps): Go to SMS app, push new and write name in address line from above: phone getting list of contacts to chise. You choisew one and see wrong number (without region code) in address line.
If you push on contacts button and choise contacts here everything will be ok.
NeuDLi said:
I do not know how many have installed this ROM (anyone having done so please leave a reply here).
I see only a very limited number of reasons to transition to a new version of a ROM or Android in general:
1. If the new version provides functionality that I want or need (and material design isn't one of those); or
2. If the new version fixes a bug or security flaw (there is none that I know of).
At the moment CM-12 does not fulfill any of these criteria, instead I would lose the solidly working Xposed framework for an alpha version thereof.
I'm not intending to advertise this ROM, inter alia because the only thing I did was build it, so the credits should still go to solk2. But if anyone hears that someone has issues with the latest "official" version of CM-11, please direct them here.
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Do you know to make compatible with this ROM, the Arter97 kernel?
Alexyerga said:
Do you know to make compatible with this ROM, the Arter97 kernel?
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No, as stated I'm not a coder. And also why use Arter97 kernel anyway?
NeuDLi said:
No, as stated I'm not a coder. And also why use Arter97 kernel anyway?
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Because the Solk2 kernel causes random reboots sometimes
Alexyerga said:
Because the Solk2 kernel causes random reboots sometimes
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Then maybe you should ask Arter97 what's different in his kernel... Without any hint what difference causes this no-one has a realistic chance to find out. Or ask him to adapt his kernel to CM-based ROMs. I didn't know that his kernel does not work with CM, is that so?
Also, on my S4 I do not have frequent reboots. However, I once activate the advanced option "kernel samepage merging" and then had two reboots in 1-2 days. After resetting to deactivated no more reboots since about 2 weeks... Worth a try to check.
I would like to help, but I simply do not have anywhere near the experience and knowledge to find a kernel bug that apparently solk has not found himself!
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Then maybe you should ask Arter97 what's different in his kernel... Without any hint what difference causes this no-one has a realistic chance to find out. Or ask him to adapt his kernel to CM-based ROMs. I didn't know that his kernel does not work with CM, is that so?
Also, on my S4 I do not have frequent reboots. However, I once activate the advanced option "kernel samepage merging" and then had two reboots in 1-2 days. After resetting to deactivated no more reboots since about 2 weeks... Worth a try to check.
I would like to help, but I simply do not have anywhere near the experience and knowledge to find a kernel bug that apparently solk has not found himself!
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Last time ago arter's kernel was compatible but he removed the support because he didn't have time to maintain two kernels.
Thanks anyway NeuDLi, i will tray the option "kernel samepage merging", it cames activated or deactivated by default? Because when I tried, I didn't change any option
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i will tray the option "kernel samepage merging", it cames activated or deactivated by default? Because when I tried, I didn't change any option
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Well, another problem... I'm not sure if it is a bug in settings.apk or only in connection with our device. However, when you check the option is always ON, and upon leaving the settings.apk it will always return to being ON. So at least I can say that turning if OFF cannot have had an effect because it was never turned OFF.
However, I will try with KSM disabled now. For the time being you can manually disable it and lock this state (well at least until next reboot) by doing the following in an adb session or the terminal:
echo 0 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
chmod 444 /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
Another way would be to recompile the kernel with the option disabled. It would be far better to fix the issue in settings.apk. However, to file a bug report one would have to check if the behaviour is the same in the official nightlies... I read that someone reported this as a bug for the Oneplus One, but it was never resolved.
As an somewhat veteran in other xda-like forums, I advertised link to neudlis reply with his/her first build because it has been rock stable and fast. With my I9506 nordic.
No other customs have been this solid for 3 weeks straight, and I have been trying roms since december !
iBuu said:
As an somewhat veteran in other xda-like forums, I advertised link to neudlis reply with his/her first build because it has been rock stable and fast. With my I9506 nordic.
No other customs have been this solid for 3 weeks straight, and I have been trying roms since december !
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Although I cannot often enough remind everyone that I did not provide or change any code but just build it that's still not too bad for the first build of a guy not that much into coding .
After a weekend with not much use but some hours of listening to audio books I was left with 21% charge after more than 3 days (see attached screenshot). That's just awesome! So I believe it can safely be said that any power consumption bug was resolved by solk2's latest patches to the kernel.
Also I believe that turning off kernel samepage merging might have helped additionally, so I encourage everyone to try it as well (see above post for manual way to turn it off as bug in settings.apk won't let you otherwise). In my opinion this option should default to off as it is said to be potentially unstable and the I9506 surely has enough RAM not to need it. So I prefer to lessen CPU load for longer battery life in exchange for potentially increased RAM occupation.
My MI3w is currently on MIUI 7 5.12.4 KK Dev ROM & I want to upgrade.
I need the basics to be reliably working, Camera, Calls, GPS, Gaming, Battery-life, etc.
So what is more stable/bugfree, an MM or lollipop rom? From what I have read, it seems like the marshmallow roms are fairly good at this point so I have been leaning towards either CM13 or Ivan's AOSP or possibly BeanStalk, any recommendations?
I have read a couple of posts that say the gaming & camera performance are better on lollipop, is that true?
I am also a bit confused on the whole partition resizing thing... Does that need to be done to use MM roms or can I flash as is? I read some things that seem to say CM13 works with the stock partition setup & Ivan's/MIUI MM requires expanding it, is that correct?
Also, I am still on the stock recovery so TWRP or CWM?
And can anyone suggest the best guide for upgrading from MIUI 7 KK? Some guides seem to assume you are already on a newer rom with custom recovery installed. And some seem to do the partition expansion while others don't mention it (I would prefer not to if it is not necessary).
Beanstalk 20-Jan build is pretty stable and can be used as daily driver.
AOSP/CAF based MM ROMs are the best. Ivan's one is good too. Though among all the ROMs I found CAF, CandySix great
Haven't used Ivan's rom but Beanstalk and Mokee latest build are pretty good.
Nintoad said:
My MI3w is currently on MIUI 7 5.12.4 KK Dev ROM & I want to upgrade.
I need the basics to be reliably working, Camera, Calls, GPS, Gaming, Battery-life, etc.
So what is more stable/bugfree, an MM or lollipop rom? From what I have read, it seems like the marshmallow roms are fairly good at this point so I have been leaning towards either CM13 or Ivan's AOSP or possibly BeanStalk, any recommendations?
I have read a couple of posts that say the gaming & camera performance are better on lollipop, is that true?
I am also a bit confused on the whole partition resizing thing... Does that need to be done to use MM roms or can I flash as is? I read some things that seem to say CM13 works with the stock partition setup & Ivan's/MIUI MM requires expanding it, is that correct?
Also, I am still on the stock recovery so TWRP or CWM?
And can anyone suggest the best guide for upgrading from MIUI 7 KK? Some guides seem to assume you are already on a newer rom with custom recovery installed. And some seem to do the partition expansion while others don't mention it (I would prefer not to if it is not necessary).
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1. from the MM roms I've seen, the base is already quite stable and matured, so the basics work on a decent maturity level. (I wouldn't know about the gaming performance though). In general the camera performance should not differ whether you use LP or MM, you can use the camera libs and apps with the same hardware.
I could recommend CAF, Slimbit, Beanstalk as daily drivers. The choice depends more on the additional features you would like to have. CAF and Slimbit has only the AOSP features, so I use Gravitybox to add what I like. But that's just personal preference.
2. the resizing: many roms need the "resized" system partitions already, the MM MIUI/ Ivan's MM AOSP need the "merged" partitions, an important difference in the update procedure.
I'd suggest you update to MIUI 7 5.12.17 CN Dev ROM, this should merge the partitions (better make a backup first). After that you can install any rom or recovery you prefer. (see also http://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-3/general/mi3-4-marshmallow-6-0-5-12-24-alpha-t3280037)
Thanks for all the info! I did not know that installing MIUI MM rom would take care of the partition merging for me. All I have to do is just flash it in recovery in the usual way? I decided to just go ahead and dive in last night & installed TWRP & the latest CM13 nightly. But the main reason I choose CM13 was its support for the older partition setup.
I am stupid happy with the speed & snappiness vs MIUI KK, night & day difference is not strong enough, day & the center of a black hole is a more fitting contrast. The only issue I am having is the camera. Google camera is a buggy unusable mess, it constantly is freezing up and most features like lens blur just cause it to crash, is it the same on other MM roms? Or maybe does it have something to do with me having to flash the gapps pico pack because it is all that would fit with unmerged partitions?
I am also not a fan of the CM13 native camera app, it does not seem to have a way adjust the preview size from 16:9 so you don't know what is actually in frame before you snap. I use my phone for pics & video a lot & I have read some things saying that the camera quality on MIUI is a lot better than other roms, how true is that?
I haven't found a all in one solution for the camera, typically I use "a better camera" or "lenovo super camera" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2665714)
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Thanks for all the info! I did not know that installing MIUI MM rom would take care of the partition merging for me. All I have to do is just flash it in recovery in the usual way? I decided to just go ahead and dive in last night & installed TWRP & the latest CM13 nightly. But the main reason I choose CM13 was its support for the older partition setup.
I am stupid happy with the speed & snappiness vs MIUI KK, night & day difference is not strong enough, day & the center of a black hole is a more fitting contrast. The only issue I am having is the camera. Google camera is a buggy unusable mess, it constantly is freezing up and most features like lens blur just cause it to crash, is it the same on other MM roms? Or maybe does it have something to do with me having to flash the gapps pico pack because it is all that would fit with unmerged partitions?
I am also not a fan of the CM13 native camera app, it does not seem to have a way adjust the preview size from 16:9 so you don't know what is actually in frame before you snap. I use my phone for pics & video a lot & I have read some things saying that the camera quality on MIUI is a lot better than other roms, how true is that?
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Alright First thing first... You'll need a extended partition table to install MM roms. The gapps packages are bit bulky so you need to be on extended partition table. Here you can find how to make extended partition table. As for beanstalk rom there is a tweak for the extended partition table, I'm not sure about other MM roms need that tweak or not, because I haven't tried those . AS for camera Beanstalk comes with new snapdragon camera comes with it's own tweak and it's pretty good and yes it's true that MIUI camera is good because of it's secret sauce, unfortunately the source is closed so developers are unable to port that sh*t. As for gapps open gapps pico or banks gapps are good. Rest is upto you and TWRP is recommended recovery.
As far as extending partition is concerned, use this method http://en.miui.com/thread-209941-1-1.html
This method is very easy and reliable and the partition table supports both miui and other mm roms.
Installing miui mm will give same partition table, but the process is cumbersome and you might face soft bricks if not done properly
I am mostly happy with CM13 but it is down to two issues that have me ready to try another rom. I am leaning towards giving BeanStalk a go.
CM13 issues
1. Google Camera is not usable. Can anyone confirm if it is working on BeanStalk or other roms?
2. Bluetooth does not consistently work. It will work a little while & then audio starts skipping & gamepads will not stay connected. The only fix seems to be rebooting but it soon stops working again. So can anyone confirm BT working on Beanstalk or another rom?
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I am mostly happy with CM13 but it is down to two issues that have me ready to try another rom. I am leaning towards giving BeanStalk a go.
CM13 issues
1. Google Camera is not usable. Can anyone confirm if it is working on BeanStalk or other roms?
2. Bluetooth does not consistently work. It will work a little while & then audio starts skipping & gamepads will not stay connected. The only fix seems to be rebooting but it soon stops working again. So can anyone confirm BT working on Beanstalk or another rom?
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Yup!! It's Goole camera on Beanstalk but sometimes it's crashes during mode change.That is due to CM source code I guess, because it was working with previous builds. Bluetooth is also ,but Haven't checked with any gamepad though. It's working with normal file transfer. NFC is broken.
Beanstalk is my daily driver, it is pretty stable so far this is the best android 6.0 rom I have tried.
Hi I'm fairly new but I install cm13 and all of that stuff but the camera doesn't convice me as stock rom.
I would like to know if there is a stock based rom(Lollipop not MM) with minimal bloatware and a kernel as complement for better performance.
Thanks in advance
cgallardo1095 said:
Hi I'm fairly new but I install cm13 and all of that stuff but the camera doesn't convice me as stock rom.
I would like to know if there is a stock based rom(Lollipop not MM) with minimal bloatware and a kernel as complement for better performance.
Thanks in advance
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Yeah, there are roms based on stock, but nowadays they're not updated anymore and they have a lot of bugs. I was like you when I was getting into custom roms - I didn't like any rom lacking something from stock. As advice, don't install any MM rom yet. They're all bugged with a touch delay issue and are not as stable as stock MM is.
My setup is the following:
Minimal OS: Best rom so far for this device, smooth, and it's unbloated as hell that you even have to install your own SMS and calendar app (I installed a kitkat based ones from the play store). Other fast roms that you could try are OrionLP (LL, it's aosp based, fast too) and Exodus (as last resort, every CM-based rom is usually bloated and slower than aosp-based ones).
SlimGapps (smallest package): Just because OpenGapps doesn't install an essential component by default.
Halogen Kernel R14: Best custom kernel for this phone. Using Intelliactive governor and my phone feels even faster than a Xperia M4. Obviously you gotta tweak it to get the most from our proc.
As for the camera stuff, you can try flashing Moto's camera and gallery + a zip that's posted somewhere that enables SloMo recording. It works in any rom, but a tweaked Minimal OS setup in this device will surely make you not want to try another cm/MM rom never again.
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Yeah, there are roms based on stock, but nowadays they're not updated anymore and they have a lot of bugs. I was like you when I was getting into custom roms - I didn't like any rom lacking something from stock. As advice, don't install any MM rom yet. They're all bugged with a touch delay issue and are not as stable as stock MM is.
My setup is the following:
Minimal OS: Best rom so far for this device, smooth, and it's unbloated as hell that you even have to install your own SMS and calendar app (I installed a kitkat based ones from the play store). Other fast roms that you could try are OrionLP (LL, it's aosp based, fast too) and Exodus (as last resort, every CM-based rom is usually bloated and slower than aosp-based ones).
SlimGapps (smallest package): Just because OpenGapps doesn't install an essential component by default.
Halogen Kernel R14: Best custom kernel for this phone. Using Intelliactive governor and my phone feels even faster than a Xperia M4. Obviously you gotta tweak it to get the most from our proc.
As for the camera stuff, you can try flashing Moto's camera and gallery + a zip that's posted somewhere that enables SloMo recording. It works in any rom, but a tweaked Minimal OS setup in this device will surely make you not want to try another cm/MM rom never again.
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Well, thank you very much for the information. I will definitely try minimal os and halogen. But the camera I'm still a little confused because i try in cm 12.1 a zip that install the gallery and camera but it wasn't the new ones(material design) and oddly camera doesn't allow me to save on sd card. If you can help me with the link of the post or thread for the moto camera that you recommend. I will appreciate a lot.
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Well, thank you very much for the information. I will definitely try minimal os and halogen. But the camera I'm still a little confused because i try in cm 12.1 a zip that install the gallery and camera but it wasn't the new ones(material design) and oddly camera doesn't allow me to save on sd card. If you can help me with the link of the post or thread for the moto camera that you recommend. I will appreciate a lot.
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Latest camera
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2779425
I don't have a clue as I use it on Minimal OS, so it maybe CM's fault.
There I attach 2 files that enable SloMo on any custom rom. One is from my rom, which I edited by adding some cm's commits and the later (mediaprofiles2) one is from a zip. You need to put and give them proper permissions on /system/etc. Remember to rename it to media_profiles.xml
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Latest camera
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2779425
I don't have a clue as I use it on Minimal OS, so it maybe CM's fault.
There I attach 2 files that enable SloMo on any custom rom. One is from my rom, which I edited by adding some cm's commits and the later (mediaprofiles2) one is from a zip. You need to put and give them proper permissions on /system/etc. Remember to rename it to media_profiles.xml
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Wow thanks a lot. I will try that and hear nice things of minimal os and I'm downloading it. :good:
hey guys just bought this m7 device now i need your help to choce the right rom for me. im looking for performences over futers, stock on the lates android ( 6 i think )
What model are you running, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon or T-Mobile?
fireball0093 said:
What model are you running, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon or T-Mobile?
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european
Burllz said:
european
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Ok, so the international model. So if you want stock Android 6.x, my personal recommendations are Android Ice Cold Project (AICP), it's very feature rich while being as close to stock as possible and it has nightly updates. It also has really great performance and battery life, I haven't had any lag and get at least a day out of my battery. There's also Cyanogenmod 13 although it hasn't been updated for a month or so to my knowledge. And lastly another good one is crDroid. I personally recommend AICP because of the almost daily updates, and features, I have it installed on both my M7 and Nexus 4. I haven't had any issues and if there is an issue it's normally fixed the following update.
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Ok, so the international model. So if you want stock Android 6.x, my personal recommendations are Android Ice Cold Project (AICP), it's very feature rich while being as close to stock as possible and it has nightly updates. It also has really great performance and battery life, I haven't had any lag and get at least a day out of my battery. There's also Cyanogenmod 13 although it hasn't been updated for a month or so to my knowledge. And lastly another good one is crDroid. I personally recommend AICP because of the almost daily updates, and features, I have it installed on both my M7 and Nexus 4. I haven't had any issues and if there is an issue it's normally fixed the following update.
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ok thanks. what about android 5 ? are these google play editions any better then other custum roms?
Burllz said:
ok thanks. what about android 5 ? are these google play editions any better then other custum roms?
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Android Lollipop with the Google Play Editions are pretty much what you'd get on the stock Nexus experience. A lot of Google apps, and pure stock Lollipop without any modifications. Some do have some modifications to them, and some don't.
fireball0093 said:
Android Lollipop with the Google Play Editions are pretty much what you'd get on the stock Nexus experience. A lot of Google apps, and pure stock Lollipop without any modifications. Some do have some modifications to them, and some don't.
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seems like marshmewllow is too bugy so ill try the lollipop roms, any sugestions?
Burllz said:
seems like marshmewllow is too bugy so ill try the lollipop roms, any sugestions?
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Cyanogenmod 12.1 is really the only Lollipop ROM that I have used other than the Sense 7 roms, they have almost nightly updates for their Lollipop builds. Google Play Edition+ is another great one for 5.x, you can pick between stock Play Edition and the developer's custom build packed with features.
fireball0093 said:
Cyanogenmod 12.1 is really the only Lollipop ROM that I have used other than the Sense 7 roms, they have almost nightly updates for their Lollipop builds. Google Play Edition+ is another great one for 5.x, you can pick between stock Play Edition and the developer's custom build packed with features.
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okay, i found a rom that suits my needs. now i want to dual boot some kitkat rom and karbon as main rom with multy rom. the problem is that multry rom gives me this error "kernel doesnt have kexec-hardboot patch". seems like i need diferent kenal but i cant find any costum kernel for 5.1.1 ? or can i patch the kernal ?
Burllz said:
okay, i found a rom that suits my needs. now i want to dual boot some kitkat rom and karbon as main rom with multy rom. the problem is that multry rom gives me this error "kernel doesnt have kexec-hardboot patch". seems like i need diferent kenal but i cant find any costum kernel for 5.1.1 ? or can i patch the kernal ?
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If your primary rom is Sense-based then simply download this kernel, ElementalX, and flash it to your main rom. It has some pretty good features too that you can pick from during the installation. There also is a GPE build for Play Edition roms as well. Reboot into the rom just to make sure everything flashed smoothly, and then reboot and you can then boot into your different roms in multi boot. Just make sure that if you change your main rom in Multiboot that it has to have this kernel, I haven't found any other one that supports it. There also aren't any Marshmallow kernels just yet either, sadly.
fireball0093 said:
If your primary rom is Sense-based then simply download this kernel, ElementalX, and flash it to your main rom. It has some pretty good features too that you can pick from during the installation. There also is a GPE build for Play Edition roms as well. Reboot into the rom just to make sure everything flashed smoothly, and then reboot and you can then boot into your different roms in multi boot. Just make sure that if you change your main rom in Multiboot that it has to have this kernel, I haven't found any other one that supports it. There also aren't any Marshmallow kernels just yet either, sadly.
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its cm based, i dont think this kernel will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-t3066364
Burllz said:
its cm based, i dont think this kernel will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-t3066364
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Hmm. I'm currently busy until around 10-11pm EST, whenever I get done and back home I will take a look around to see if there might be anything. If it's Marshmallow based though there isn't any custom kernels yet. Wouldn't hurt to make like a GPE or Sense rom your primary one and simply leave it there, I do that. I use MIUI 7 as my daily driver but I have InsertCoin Sense 7 installed for my main rom so I can have 2-3 other roms installed. Just some advice if that helps
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Hmm. I'm currently busy until around 10-11pm EST, whenever I get done and back home I will take a look around to see if there might be anything. If it's Marshmallow based though there isn't any custom kernels yet. Wouldn't hurt to make like a GPE or Sense rom your primary one and simply leave it there, I do that. I use MIUI 7 as my daily driver but I have InsertCoin Sense 7 installed for my main rom so I can have 2-3 other roms installed. Just some advice if that helps
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okay, im on carbon rom , cm based, 5.1.1 . thanks mate!
Burllz said:
okay, im on carbon rom , cm based, 5.1.1 . thanks mate!
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I think, what would work best for you since you prefer stock-based roms, is download the Google Play Edition+ I linked earlier in the thread, install it as a secondary rom and also flash the ElementalX kernel under Flash Zip. Afterwards go under Advanced, Multirom, Swap Rom, and leave it as Swap primary and pick the GPE+ and let it run it's course. Might take 5-10 minutes so I'd leave it plugged in and charging if you are below 50-60% battery. Then just boot into GPE+, do a quick setup and leave it as a basic installation. That way you can keep your Carbon Rom installation with all of the data and apps, and just pick that every time you boot your phone. Plus it's easier than messing around with different kernels on Carbon trying to find one to make it work and you have a fallback stock rom in case an update or something messes up Carbon. That's exactly what I did with MIUI and InsertCoin.
fireball0093 said:
I think, what would work best for you since you prefer stock-based roms, is download the Google Play Edition+ I linked earlier in the thread, install it as a secondary rom and also flash the ElementalX kernel under Flash Zip. Afterwards go under Advanced, Multirom, Swap Rom, and leave it as Swap primary and pick the GPE+ and let it run it's course. Might take 5-10 minutes so I'd leave it plugged in and charging if you are below 50-60% battery. Then just boot into GPE+, do a quick setup and leave it as a basic installation. That way you can keep your Carbon Rom installation with all of the data and apps, and just pick that every time you boot your phone. Plus it's easier than messing around with different kernels on Carbon trying to find one to make it work and you have a fallback stock rom in case an update or something messes up Carbon. That's exactly what I did with MIUI and InsertCoin.
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okay thats what im going to do. i have one last question - is it normal for the cpu to run at 35-40C at all times when i use the phone? also the back cover is always warm sometimes gets hot without any havy tasks?
Burllz said:
okay thats what im going to do. i have one last question - is it normal for the cpu to run at 35-40C at all times when i use the phone? also the back cover is always warm sometimes gets hot without any havy tasks?
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Yeah, that happens sometimes with mine. Not all the time though, mainly when I'm streaming music in Spotify or Pandora, or if I've been on it for 10-15 minutes on Twitter, email, etc. Sometimes when installing a rom and first booting it, it gets upwards of 50C but cools down after I let it sit for a little while. Also, just throwing it out there because I love the app, if you have $7 you're willing to spend MyBackup Pro is fantastic for backing up everything if you change the rom you use the most. Like data, apps with the app data (not every app backs up the data though) and just like everything else. There's also a free one if you don't care about app data which I'd actually recommend trying that out first. Spares a hell of a lot of time for downloading apps every time. I promise I am no way affiliated with them, like I really feel bad "advertising" them even though I'm not. It's just my favorite backup app xD. Titanium backup is another good one but I haven't used it's backup stuff. Mods you can feel free to edit this if you don't see it fit.